Lyra
The moment he left, the room felt colder. My hands hung uselessly at my sides and my chest felt tight. I stared at the sword lying on the floor like it was proof that everything he said was right.
Weak.
Burden.
Frightened girl.
Those words kept hitting me one after the other until something inside me finally shattered. The sound of the door closing behind him pushed me down and I sank to my knees. I didn’t even try to stop the tears. They fell fast and hot, and my shoulders shook from how hard I tried not to make a sound.
Memories I tried so hard to bury came back quickly, like they were waiting for this moment.
The Beta spitting insults as I crawled on the ground
Warriors laughing when I failed every task
Lucian’s face turned away when they dragged me out
No one stopping th
